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IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff Of All 8 IPL Teams

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff – The Indian Premier League (IPL) is a cash-rich form of franchise cricket not just for players but also for coaches and support staff. Along with EPL, La Liga or NFL, with relevance to coaching standards, IPL offers all of them associated with it a way to interact with the best and earn some money in less than two months.

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

At stake and with a certain team’s purse, the teams go out to spend their coaches and support staff so that they can get the best people for the job to ensure the necessary support to their players.

With teams, barring a few, opting for changes in personnel almost after every season of the IPL, it’s important to keep a tab on the current coaches and staff to get an idea of what to expect in IPL 2019.

8.Chennai Super kings (CSK)

• Head coach: Stephen Fleming (NZ)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

Stephen has been an essential part of CSK since 2008. Their association with the team started in 2008 as a player, and since then as a coach. For the time being, CSK was banned from the IPL, Stephen continued his association with the IPL as coach of Pune Supergiants.

His standing relation with M.S.Dhoni has been key for the CSK’s fortunes in the IPL. He has teamed up to win the IPL in the 2010, 2011 and 2018 seasons, and his kitty has two Champions League (CLT20) 2010 and 2014 Trophy.

• Bowling consultant: Eric Simons (SA)

A former South African cricketer, Eric was associated with the Indian national cricket team for the period 2010-12.

• Fielding coach: Rajiv Kumar (IND)

Dhoni’s former Ranji captain and current coach of the Jharkhand state team

Physiotherapist: Tommy Simsek

Team Manager: Russell

Fielding coach: Rajiv Kumar (IND)

Dhoni’s former Ranji captain and current coach of the Jharkhand state team

Physiotherapist: Tommy Simsek

Team Manager: Russell Radhakrishnan

7. Delhi Capitals (DC)

• Head coach: Ricky Ponting (AUS)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

The Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting started his association with Mumbai Indians as a coach in the IPL in 2014, and this association continued till the 2016 season. During this period, MI won the IPL trophy in 2015.

Prior to the 2018 season, Ricky was announced as the coach of Delhi Capital (formerly Delhi Daredevils) and as well as his association for IPL 2019 was also announced.

• Assistant coach: Mohammad Kaif (IND)

He was the assistant coach of the Gujarat Lions for the 2017 season and the 2019 season will be his first year, the assistant coach of the Delhi team.

• Talent Scout: Mohammad Kaif and Pravin Amre (IND)

Bowling coach: James Hopes (AUS)

Hopes has been the bowling coach for the DC since the 2018 season and continues his association with the side for IPL 2019.

Fielding coach: Subhadeep Ghosh (IND)

Physiotherapists: Paul Close (NZ), Vaibhav Daga (IND)

Team Manager: Sunil Valson

6. Kings XI Punjab (KXIP)

• Head coach: Mike Hesson (NZ)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

The former head coach of New Zealand cricket team, Mike Hesson makes his IPL debut with the Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2019. His journey with the New Zealand cricket team to the finals of the ICC World Cup 2015 was one of the greatest successes of his career. And now the KXIP management has roped him to inspire their side to similar heights of success in the IPL.

• Assistant coach: Mithun Manhas (IND)

A very hard working first-class cricketer, Mithun failed to make a place for himself in the national side. He was part of the IPL as a player from 2008 to 2014, and then, after retirement, came into the role of coaching. He has been part of the KXIP support staff since the 2017 season.

Bowling coach: Ryan Harris (AUS)

Fielding coach: Craig McMillan (NZ)

5. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

• Head coach: Jacques Kallis (SA)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

One of the most successful all-rounders of modern cricket, Kallis was a batting consultant for the KKR in IPL 2015, and Trevor Bayliss retired as coach after the retirement. He became the first non-Australian coach of KKR in 2016.

• Assistant coach: Simon Katich (AUS)

He has been a part of the KKR coaching staff since the 2015 season. He is also the coach of the Trinbago Knight Riders, KKR’s sister-team at the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

Bowling coach: Heath Streak (ZIM)

Physiotherapist:Andrew Leipus (AUS)

4. Rajasthan Royals (RR)

• Head coach: Paddy Upton (SA)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

Upton started its IPL coaching career with Pune Warriors in 2012, then went to Rajasthan Royals from 2013-2015, and after the ban on RR, he became the coach of Delhi capitals for IPL 2016 and 2017. He is on the RR as the head Coach of the 2019 season.

• Batting coach: Amol Muzumdar (IND)

– Spin Bowling coach: Sairaj Bahutule (IND)

The only side to have a specialist spin bowling coach, it was quite a surprise when they did not go for a frontline spinner at the auction.

3 .Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)

One of the thinnest coaching staffs in the IPL currently, the RCB are likely to announce key additions to their support staff come 2019.

• Head coach: Gary Kirsten (SA)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

After an 8-year association with RCB, Daniel Vettori was replaced by Gary Kirsten as head Coach for the upcoming season. After the disappointing season, RCB will be all out under Gary’s mentorship in 2019.

• Bowling coach: Ashish Nehra (IND)

After being out of the national team for nearly a decade and a half, Ashish Nehra entered IPL 2015 with 22 wickets in 16 matches with Chennai Super Kings. His incredible performance allowed him to enter India’s Twenty20 tour of Australia. He also came to play in the 2016 T20 World Cup, where he was the best bowler of India

His second innings in cricket only got better with an IPL trophy win in 2016 with SRH, and later in 2017, he announced his retirement as a cricketer.

After that, Ashish Nehra, or Nehraji as he is fondly known in the cricketing circles, took over the bowling coach position at RCB in 2018.

Physiotherapist: Evan Speechly (SA)

2. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

• Head coach: Tom Moody (AUS)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

Tom has been the coach of Sunrise Hyderabad since the 2013 season, when he was re-appointed from Deccan Change after the ownership change, and since then the team has taken every new season to new heights.

In his six years as the main coach of SRH, he has qualified for the playoff four times and eventually became a champion in 2016. In the 2018 season, he was runners-up despite the absence of his leading batsman David Warner.

• Assistant coach: Simon Helmot (AUS)

Simon is an Australian coach who was formerly the coach of the Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League (BBL) till 2015, and now, since 2018, is a part of the SRH coaching staff.

Bowling coach: Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)

Mentor: V.V.S.Laxman (IND)

Physiotherapist: Theo Kapkoulakis

1. Mumbai Indians (MI) :-

• Head coach: Mahela Jayawardene (SL)

IPL 2019 Head Coach And Other Support Staff

Mahela took over as Chief Coach from Ricky Ponting for the 2017 season and won the first IPL trophy with him in the same year. While the 2018 season was disappointing for the Mumbai Indians, because they could not qualify for the playoff, Mahela was looking forward to repeat the 2017 performance in the IPL 2019.

• Assistant coach: Paras Mhambrey (IND)

• Fielding coach: James Pamment (ENG)

James replaced Jonty Rhodes, who was an integral part of the Mumbai Indians’ setup since 2008, as the fielding coach for the 2018 season, and continues with the same role for IPL 2019.

Batting Mentor: Sachin Tendulkar (IND)

• Director of Cricket Operations: Zaheer Khan (IND)

Zaheer Khan became the latest addition to the Mumbai Indians’ high-profile coaching and administrative staff for the 2019 season of the IPL. He was seen on MI’s table during the auction and played an important role in strengthening the squad in the auction